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BALING PRESS;

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LEE R. IO'WTHEB, 0F CARDIN'GTON, DHIO.

WING-PRESS.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented u21', 1919.

Application filed March 14, 1918, -Serial No. 222,417. i

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that 1LEE R. LowTHER, a

`citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cardin on, in the county of Morrow and Stat-e of hio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement `in Ealing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to baling apparatus and more particularly to an apparatus for pressing a bale into the desired form and properly binding it with tie wires by suitable mechanism which is practically auto'- matic in operation and in synchronism with thel various operative portions of the apparatus which go to make up the complete device.

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The invention has for one of its objects to provide a baling press in which the'material to be formed into a bale is fed into position to be readilyV acted upon by suitable compressing mechanism so associated with the feeding device that an vintermittent feeding and compressing action occurs during the baling process.

lln the preferred embodiment ofy the present invention, a twisting mechanism is employed for twisting the tie wires at the desired point whereby the binding wires are tied to ether at the exact center of the ends of theI ales Where the knotted portions may be bent or compressed to further reinforce the knots and thereby prevent slack occurring in the binding wires thereby preventing bowed or improperly shaped bales.

Suitable timing and tie regulating mechanism is included in the apparatus, andthe various mechanisms and devices are properly associated with each other so that the entire apparatus is practically automatic in its operation and t iereby assures greater speed in the forming and tying of bales.

Various other lobjects will appear upon rererence to the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings wherein: i

Figure 1 is an elevation of one side of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the opposite side.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View.

Fig. d a longitudinal horizontal section.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section, some of the parts being eliminated to more clearly illustrate the tucking and compressing mechanism.

Fi 6 is a section taken substantiallypn the line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 lis a transverse section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4 to illustrate the laterally movable wire carriages.

Fig. 8 is a slightly enlarged fragmentary elevation of al portion of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1. .l

Fi 9 is a section taken substantially on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a detail perspective of one of the elements illustrated in Fig. 8.

Fig. 411 is a detail' perspective of a part of the invention..

' Fig. 12 is a detail perspective of one of the wire twisting gears.

Fig-13 is a perspective View ofl one of the knives.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of one ends.

of one of the Wire carrying carriages.

Fig. 15 is a perspective vievv` of a detail of the invention.

Fig. 16 is a section through the upper end of one of the carriages illustrating the manner of associating the gears andv cutting knives.

Fig, 17 is a detail view of a portion of the invention.

Fig. 18 is a detail view of the manner in which the Wires are twisted for tying the bales and forming the ends thereof. l

Fig. 19 is an enlarged view of theV tie timing regulator showing the mechanism in side elevation. y

Fig. 20 is a plan View of the same.

Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a portion of the mechanism shown in Figs. 19 and 20.

Fig. 22 is a cross section taken substantially on the line 22 22 of Fig 4C.

Fig. 23 is a detail view of one of the operating levers.

Fig. 24C is a detail view of one of the levers employed in the time regulator.

Fig. 25 is an enlarged View of one of the locking devices.

Referring to these drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention andfin which like numeralsof reference indicate the corresponding parts throughout the several views, the main frame 1 is mounted upon bolsters which are supported by wheels 2 to provide a portable device which ma be moved from place to place as desired. Flic frame is 'constructed to proin Fig. 3 of the drawing. One end of the shaft 5 carries a drive pulley 6 over which partially into and out ofthe baling chamber' n a belt may be passed to drive the shaft` from a suitable source of power such as a motor 'or engine. At the opposite side of the frame, the shaft carries a balance wheel 7 and this shai't also carries a pinion 8 1n mesh with a large gear 9 onv a counter-shaft 10 and this counter-shaft carries drive pinions 11 at the ends of the shaft, each of which meshes with the large gears 12 mounted upon stud shafts 13.v Extending laterally between the two gears 12 and having its ends attached thereto is a crank pin 14 connected to one end of a pitman 15 the opposite end of which is pivotally joined to the compressor head 16 movable into and out of the receiving compartment 4 and also 3. This compressor head-16 is provided v with laterallyprojecting guides 17 movable in guideways 18 formed in the frame, The

v pitman 15 is longitudinally slotted and this slot receives the curved end 19 of a pivoted yoke 20 shown in detail in Fig. 15 of the drawing. This yoke is mountedupon the shaft 5 and the curved 'end of the yoke is provided'with an arcuate slot 2l to receive' a roller 22 carried by a pin the endsof which are fixed in the pitman at opposite sides of the slots. Pivotally mounted on the shaft 5 at opposite sides of the yoke 20 is a curved arm 23 and thesearms carry a feeding'head 24 which is rigidly secured to the arms and is movable into and out of .Y the receiving compartment when the arms 'are 'raised andlowered. Attached toV each of the Varms 23 is a coil tension spring 25 the opposite end of which is joined to a lug 26 formed on the yoke 20, as shown in Fig, 15. When the vpitman 15 is reciprocated,

Athe yoke 2O will be swung on its pivot and will oscillate as long as the motion is im' parted toit through the medium of the con# nection established by the roller 22. As the yoke 2O oscillates, the arms 23,'carrying the feeder head, will'also be raised and lowered thereby moving the feeder head into 'andout of the receiving compartment. To preventtoo great strain occurring on the feeder head, however, lwhen the compartment is partiallyvfilled with material, the tension vsprmgs 25 act to ermt a complete movement of thejyokes .ut will permit the feeder heed to stop"by thegresstance offered by sprocket :and cha-in,

the material in the compartment thereby preventing injury to the parts but at the same time sulliciently thrusting the material into the compartment to accomplish the desired result. ,j

Mounted upon onerv end of the frame are the wire reels er spools 26 and the Wires 27 are extended longitudinally within the frame at opposite sides thereof, the spools beingarranged to cause the wires at opposite sides to be disposed in superposed relation and properly spaced apart to engage the bale at the desired point. These wires are adapted to be engaged by laterally movable carriages 28 and 29, each of which is slidably mounted in a casing 30 projecting from each side of the frame at points near the entrance to the baling chamber 3 as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The car# riage 28 comprises a gear housing 31 including a pair of complementary members, 32 held together by bolts 33 provided with recesses 34 on proximate surfaces each of` which receives a bevel gear 35. As shown to advantage in Fig. 16 of the drawing, 90 each gear 35 has its hub projected through a central opening in one of the complementary members 32 thereby suitably mounting the gear and permitting it to revolve in the recess 34. Each provided with a radial slot 36 and the complementa members 32 which form the gear housing are also slotted as indicated I .at 37. The wires at one side of the frame 'gages smaller sprockets 41 carried-by the "'I shafts 39. The drive sprocket 40 is mounted Yupon a shaft 42 the end of which is rev- 1'10 olubly supported in a bracket 43. The intermediate portion of this shaft is square.

The bracket 43 is attached to one of the ca'sings 3Q and this bracket also carries a guard i 44 which embraces a portion of the sprocket 115 l s o that the carriage including the bracket and guard may be moved toward the frame to force the carriage into the end ofthe bale chamber. I A The other carriage 29 is also mounted to 120 move laterally into the bale chamber and includes the supportin structure which carries a plurality of 4- ngers 45 arranged in superposed pairs and providedwith notches 46 at their ends adaptedto be moved into 125v registration withk the' centers of the gears 35"'whe`n1y thetwo carriages are moved toward each other andinto' the end of the'. llamgthamber 8. In this mannerthewiresgear 35 is 95 Av:e spools are moved toward the ex-. 1;.39 i.

act center of the chamber at which time the gears are rotated to twist the wires so that the` twist is formed atvthe exact center of the end of the bale.

fastened en s of the wires.

As shown to advantage in lFigls.v 12, 13 and 1,6, the ars` 35 are adapted to carry the knives 57. Each knife consists of a 'substantially frusto-conical member having a longitudinal slit 48 which extendsradially across the end 49 to form the V-'shaped cutting space 50. The edges are thereby formed to perform the cutting operation. The base of the member 47 is provided with a ange 51 having diametrically opposite arcuate slots 52 adapted to receive fastening pins received in the openings 53 formed in each of the gears 35. The ends of the .knives in each pair are in close proximity as will be observed in Fig. 16 and the cutting edges are thereby adapted to act. on the center of the twisted portion of the wireA so that the twisted portion will be severed at the point 'indicated at 53 in Fig.l 18 of .the drawing.

rlhe arcuate slots 52 permit the lrnives to be properly adjusted so that the cutting will occur yat the proper time and these knives,

also serve to maintain the gears in'properly spaced relation since the proximate ends, of the knives are practically in engagement as will be observed in vFig. 16 of the drawing. After the tie is made, and the carriages have been backed out of the baling chamber, upon the approachof the compressor head 16, the' wire is pressed back a ainst the finished bale thereby crushing an bending the twisted ends to provide a more edective knotted portion for reventing` disconnection of the 1t should be noted that the ties are formed in the exact center and not over the side or corner of the bale, thereby causing an even tension to be maintained on all sides of the 'bale to properly hold the material in the desired shape.

rlhecarriages 28 and 2 9 are moved into and out ofthe baling chamber through the p medium of levers 54 arranged atone side bill.

of the apparatus and a lever 55 on the opposite side thereof. 'lhe levers 5a are connected toa shaft 56 supported in bearings 57 and the opposite ends of the levers are so connected to the carriage, as shown to ad' vantage in Fig. 7, that when the'shaft is rotated, the carriage @8i-is moved into the center of the baling chamber. 'lhe bracket d3 and the-sprocket 46, of course, slide alone the square shaft and the guard is provided for the purpose of irnaintainimg` the gears and chain in proper relation. rlhe opposite lever 55, used for moving the other carriage 29, is connected to the shaft 58 supported by bearings 5 9 and this lever 55 is joined to the'carria e through the medium of a .pin 60 movab e through a slot 60', one of 'which is provided in each of the levers 54 te and 55.

ends of a transverse shaft 62 one end of which carries a crank 63 connected to a reach-rod .64 the opposite end of which is joined to a lever 65 fastened to one end of ya shaft 66 whichv also extends transversely across the ,frame 1. The shaft 66 carries a projection 67 to which is connected-one end of a coil tension spring 68 having its opposite ends fastened as at 69 to aportion of the frame. This spring normally urges the levers 61 into u right normal position when theo erator re eases his hold on either yone of the evers. This shaft 66 is also provided with a crank 70 connected to a rod 71 which has its opposite end joined to a side lever 72. vOneof these levers is arranged at each side of the machine and therefore a connection with each end of the shaft 66 is madeby duplicating the` crank 70 and the rod 71 at each side of the frame. Each of the levers 72 is provided with a projection having its curved surface forming a cam 7 3, the purpose of which will presently appear. The levers 72 are'mounted upon the outer ends of a transverse shaft 74 mounted in the lower portion of the frame.

The guides 17 carry projections 75 upon which locking latches 76 are pivoted. A shelf 77 formed on each projection 75, carries a guide rod 78 extending through a recess in thel latch 76 and embraced by a coil compression spring 79 acting to urge v the latch downwardly whereb ing rack bar 81, one of which is mounted on each side of the apparatus. The rack bars 81 are movable through supports 82 fixed to the frame and the lower edge of each rack bar is provided, near thel end thereof, with a plurality lof teeth 83. The curved end of each latch 76 is engageable with the cam 73 as the compression head is moved forwardly So that the latches will be raised out of engagement with the rack bar when thus engaged with the cams 73. Each rack bar is provided with a lug 84 adapted for en agement with the toothed end of the latch 6 whereby the rack bars may be moved rearwardly when the compression head is withdrawn. A transverse shaft 85 is mounted in the lower portion of the frame substantially intermediate 'the ends thereof and this shaft carries the segmental gears 86 the teeth of which are adapted to the toothed ,end 8O will engage a longitudinally extend- Gears 86, onev sliding motion to the carriages28 and 29,l

`'as above set forth.

As shown in Fi s. 1, 8l and 9, the main driveshaft has eyed thereto a anged wheel 89 which embraces the 'hub portion .of a sprocket wheel 90. Mounted on the hub of the iianged wheel 89 is a disk 91 rigidly fastened 'to the sprocket wheel 90 by the boltsv 92 which extend across the space between the disk 91 and the adjacent side of the sprocket 90. The periphery of the flanged wheel 89 is provided with a lug 93 and this lug is engageable by the bill 94 of a hook 95 ivotally mounted on one of the bolts 92. he hook 95 shown in detail in Fig. 10 has one edge curved t0 providea cam surface 96 adapted to bejengaged by a pin 97 carried by a lever 98 which is valso pivotally mounted on the same' bolt 92 upon which the hook is mounted. When the lever 97'is actuated', the pin slides over the camsurface 96 and forces the hook 95 toward the center of thel shaft 5 and thereby moves the bill 94 intoengagement with the periphery of the flanged wheel 8,9 where it is engaged by the lug l93 thereby ,causing the ydisk 91 and the sprocket 90 to frotate.

l Loosely mounted upon the shaft 5. is a ratchet wheel j99, the spokes of which areYV engaged by projections 100 formed Von aclrcular guard 101 attached to the disk 91k so that as the disk is rotated, the projections, being in engagement with the spokes of the' ratchet wheel, will cause the lattpr to rotate.

The lever 98 has its end connected to an arcuate connectingrod 102, the opposite end of which is joined to a lever 103 pivotally mounted upon the shaft 5. The' 'lever 103 v hasintegrally formed with its pivoted portion the ratchet |104 ada ted to'be engaged.

by a.,pawl 105 carried y the rearwardly extending lever 106. Onel of the bolts 92 also carries one end of atangentially disposed lever 107, the free end of which is engageable with a lug 108 formed on the inner periphe y of the rim of the ratchet wheel 99. Thls lever 107 is connected by a, spring v109.totheprojected portion 110 fivof the hebk-Q95 and this hook is also shaped to form anabrupt -shoulder 111 engageable 'with a square projecting portion on the lever 107 so thatwhen thls projection engages the hook at the shoulderill the hook will .supports the tie timing. regulator.

be heldin raised position and out of engagement with the lu 93. The spring 109, however, being maintained at all vtimes under tension, will act to draw the hook into inoperative position lwhen the lever is disengaged from the lug 108.

The lever 106 has a right angularly eX- tending end 112 from the end of which projects an extension 113 and the terminal of this projection is joinedto a rod 114 connected by a coupling 115 to an arm 116 carried by the shaft 56.

Referring particularly 'to Figs. 19, 20 and 21, wherein the tie timing regulator is illustrated on an enlarged scale, it will be noted that the end of the lever 106 is provided with a curved arm 117, the free end of which forms a hook 118 while the pivoted end of the lever or arm 117 carries ya projection 119 to the end of which is joined a tension.

spring 120, the opposite end of which is joined, as at 121 to a portion of the lever 106. This spring 120 'acts to hold the hook 11S-in releasable engagement with a small lever 122 connected 'by aIreach-rod 123 toa lever 124`susp`ended from afraane 125. This frame is attached to the main frame and small lever 122 is pivoted on the ratchet lever 126 which is mounted on the shaft 127 and which is provided with ,a tooth 128 adapted to releasably engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 99 and lock the wheel against movement' until such time as'the tooth 128 A is released by thegoperation of the lever- 126.

A pin 129 carried by the lever 126 is adapted to engage the edge ofthe suspended lever 124 andthe latter is held in engagement f with 'the -pin by a coi-l sprin' 130.? The end of the lever 124.519 provid withfa notch 13-1 which receives the pin 129 when the lever 126 is forced downwardly to cause the tooth 128 to turn the ratchet wheel 99.`

The lever 124 -is also provided with a projection 132 adapted to'be engaged by any @one of the teeth in astar wheel 133 mounted v on-the end of a vertically disposed shaft 134.

When one of the teeth in this vstar wheel enages the projection 132, the notch 131 will disengaged from. the 'pin 129, the coil 4contractile spring 135 will immediately act' to raise the lever 126 so that the tooth 128 moves into engagement with the teeth' on the ratchet wheel. 99 thereby instantly locking .the wheel against urther'movement. And, at the same time, the lever 107 is stopped by the lug 108 onl the wheel 99. VWhen the hook` 95 is movedinto engagement with the shell wheel 89, the projection 136, formed on the hook, is resting on the notch in the lever 107 :and the' spring 109 acts to urge the hook out of engagement with the lug v93 lmmedlately upon the projection 136 being disengaged. from the notch in the lever 107. y

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.d e rocket wheel 188 is mounted upon a stud s att 13S carried 'by the frame and is driven bya chain 139. rThe stud shaft is also provided with a bevel pinion 146 in mesh with a large bevel gear 141 mounted upon a vertical shaft 142. r1`he lower' face of the gear 141 carries a pin 142 adapted to engage the teeth of a toothed wheel 143 mounted on the lower end ot' the shaft 134. The teeth ot the wheel 143 are also adapted to engagel a dog 144 carried by a short shaft 145 asl shown in det-ail in Fig. 21. This shaft is journaled in bearings 148 carried by a portion ot' the frame and `between the bearings 148 the shaft carries an arm 146 from which projects a finger 141' carrying a set screw 14" the end ot' which is adapted to engage a block 148 mounted in the frame. '.lo'liold the set screw in engagement with the block, a spring 149 is provided one end of which is joined to the end of the lever 146, the opposite end being fixed to the trame. 'lhus it will lbe seen that when the wfheel 143 is rotated and the teeth thereof `aotuates the dog 144, theV shaft 145 will be v the wheel 143 to pass over the dog. By virtue of the shape of the dog, however, and also the engagement of the set screw with the |block 148, the do 144 will be prevented trom moving in tie opposite direction whereby locking the wheel 143 against movement n the opposite direction. 'By adjusting the set screw, the position of the dog 144 when in operative position, may be adj usted. The sprocket chain 139 passes over a sprocket 150 Imounted on the uppermost of the shafts 39 and is adapted to permit the shaft to slide through the opening in the center of the sprocket when the carriage 28 is |inoved inwardly. To maintain the sprocket 150 in the desired permanent position, however., a guard member 151 is attached to the standard in which the bearings for the shaft 139 are mounted. rlhe sprocket 150 is also provided with a. clutch element 152 adapted to 'bt-,engaged by a complementary clutch element 153 formed on the uppermost sprocket 41. When the carriage is moved inwardly, the sprockets`41 are also moved with the carriage and therefore the two complementary clutch elements 152 and 153 will engage for causing movement to be imparted to the sprocket 1.50 whereupon the chain will impart motion to the shat't upon which the sprocket 138 is mounted. The tie timing mechanism, therefore, is actuated when the carriages have been moved toward the center of the baling chamber and the lever 126 has lbeen pulled downwardly by the hook 118 which is in turn pulled downwardly by the turning ot the shaft 56, which shaft is actuated by the segmental gears as above set forth. Upon each rotatioi1 of the .gear 141, the pin 142 causes al partial movement of the toothed wheel 143 since the pin enga-ges one tooth ot' the wheel 143 upon each rotation of the gear 141.k r1`he sizeand ratio of `these gear wheels, are properly worked out to cause the star wheel 143 to engage the projection on the lever 124 at the proper interval so that the level' 126 is held downmoved forwardly. When the carriages are moved laterally to extend'into the baling chamber, the wings 155 start to swing to open position and they remain in Vthis position until the carriages have been withdrawn and the compression head 16 is again moved forwardly.

A holding or retaining device is also employed in connection with the apparatus and `1s illustrated more particularly in Figs. 3

and 17 of the drawing. A catch element 156.

is hingedly mounted at 157 to the top o1' the frame and this catch element has plvotally mounted thereon a plurality of guards 157, each of which is provided with a plurality ot' teeth 158 which teeth are urged inwardly by contractile springs 159. Flat springs 160, attached to a cross arm 161, are engaged with the member 156 to urge the teeth of dogs downwardly and these springs are engaged by the ends oi' the turn screws 162 screw-threadedly mounted in across piece 163 andadapted to be turned by a hand wheel 164. These dogs 157, through the medium o1 the teeth 158, hold the material within the baling chamber against the back pressure occasioned by the compressed portion within the end of the baling chamber. Four retaining bars 165 are provided on each side of the baling chamber' which are bolted to the presser plates 166. A pressure cap 162v is mounted upon each side and is engageable with the plates 166 to maintain them under the proper tension and each of these caps is each integrally connected with an adjusting screw 168. A bracket 169 is mounted upon each side of the frame, the

vends of the bracket being connected to the corner pieces of the frame, as shown to advantagey in Fig. 6. Directly adjacent the cap 167, and pivotally mounted upon the co. responding endet each of the adjusting screws 168 is a lever 170. Each turn screw 168 also supports a ratchet wheel 171 engaged by a pawl 112 carried by each lever 168, while thel openings in the brac are large enough to prevent injury beingl 170. The central opening in each of the ratchet wheels 171 is screw-threaded t0 fit the screw-threads on the adjusting screw ets 169 done to the threads. The end of each screw member 168 carries a hand wheel 17 8 which may be moved into engagement with the brackets to lockthe parts by forcing the central porti-on of bracket into engagement with the ratchet wheel after the same has been adjusted to exert the proper pressure on the cap 167. The levers 170 are employed to tighten or loosen the caps 167 so that the proper pressure 'may be exerted by the presser plates 166 on the sides of the bale. The top presser plate 174 is engaged by an adjusting screw 175 mounted in a bracket 176 which adjusting screw is adapted to be turned by a hand wheel 177. Y The plate 17 4 is hingedly mounted on a suitable portion ofthe top of the frame so that the proper pressure may be exerted upon the top of the v bale while the latter is being formed.

A brake shoe 178 is pivotally mounted to permit the shoe to engage the periphery of the balance wheel 7 and may be suitably connected with a convenient lever 179 for permitting the brake shoe to be operated for engasmg wire when the the balance wheel to stop the machine when desired.

I claim:

1. In a baling apparatus, the combination, of a plurality of wire twisting members including radially slotted gears arranged in opposed pairs, means for rotating the gears 'of each pair in opposite directions, and cutters carried by the facing sides of the gears.

2. In a baling apparatus, the combination of a plurality of wire twisting members including .radially slotted gears arranged in parallel pairs, cutters carried by the facing sides of the gears and engageable with the ars have been rotated, and means for rotating the said gears.

3. In a baling a paratusfthe combination of a plurality o? wire twisting members including radially slotted gears, knives mounted upon the gears, the latter being arranged in pairs whereby certain of the said knives are in engagement with each other, and means for rotating the said gears to simultaneously turn the gears and knives.

4. In a baling` apparatus, the combination of laterally movable carriages, radially slotted beveled gears carried by one of the carriages and arranged in opposed pairs, means for rotating said gears, wire carrying means provided on the other carriage, and means for synchronously moving the carriages toward each other.

5. In a baling apparatus, the combination or' a p air of laterally movablecarriages, radially slotted beveled gears carried by one of the carriages andarranged in opposed pairs, means for rotating said gears, wire carrying fingers carried by the other carriage and adapted to move into registration with the centers of the said gears when the Y two carriages are moved toward eachother, and means for moving the carriages toward each other.

6. In a baling apparatus, the combination of a pair of laterally movable carriages, ra-

dially slotted gears carried by one of the said radially slotted gears carried by one' of theV carriages, pinions supported by the carriage and in mesh with the said gears, shatting supporting the said pinions', means for imparting rotary movement .to the shafting, and means for movin the said carriages toward each other, he said means and the said shafting being supported by one of the saidcarriages. j

- 8. In a baling ap aratus, the combination of laterally Inova le carriages, radially slotted beveled gears carried by one ofthe carriages and arranged in opposed pairs, means for rotating said ears, wirey cutters carried by the facing;l sides of the gears, means adjustably connecting the cutters to said gears, wire carrying means rovided 'on the other carriage and means or synchro-v nously moving the carriages toward each other.

9. In a baling apparatus, the combination of a plurality of laterally movable carriages, a frame supporting the carriages, a plurality of radially slotted gears carried by one of the carriages, the said gears being arranged in parallel pairs, the said pairs of gears being supported in superposed relation, means for imparting rotary movement to the said gears, whereby one gear of each pair will be rotated in an opposite direction to the rotation of the ge'ar of the pair, wire carrying fingers carried by the other carriage, a lever connected to each of the said carriages, and means for swinging the said levers to laterally move the said carriages toward the center of the said frame.

10. In a baling apparatus, the combination of a plurality of laterally movable carriages, gears carried by one of the carriages and provided with radial slots, pinioiis meshing with the gears, shafts supporting the said pinions, means for driving said shafts and including a pinion on one of the shafts having a complementary clutch memrelease ber, a second pinion on said shalts and including a second complementary clutch member adapted to register with the said rst mentioned clutch member, and means for moving the said carriage to carry the said tirst mentioned clutch member into engagement with the said second clutch member.

1l. ln a baling apparatus, the combination of a frame having a pair of carria es mounted therein and laterally mova -le,

through the said trame, a housing com rising complementary members supporte by one of the said carriages and each provided with recesses, a slotted beveled gear mounted in each of the said recesses, means for rotating the said gears in opposite directions, lingers carried by the other carriage,

`and means lor moving the said carriages recesses and transverse slots, a beveled gear mounted in each of the said recesses and provided with a radial slot terminating at the center of the gear, the slots in said gears being normali in register with the slots in the said comp ementary members, means for rotating the gears, and wire carrying fingers l carried by the other carriage.y

13. ln a baling apparatus, thecombination of a frame having a pair ot carriages oppositely disposed in .the frame and latbers supported by one ot the said carriages,

erally movable therethrough, a housing formed by a pair of complement-ary memeach of the said members being provided with recesses and transverse slots, a beveled gear mounted in each of the said recesses and provided with a radial slot terminating at the center of the gear, the slots in said gears being normally in register with the slots in the said complementary members, means for rotating the gears, wire carrying fingers carried by the other carriage, and means for ymoving v said carriages toward and away trom eachother whereby said fingers may be moved into and out oi" register with the ends of the said slots. l

1d. ln a baling apparatus, the combination of a frame having a pair ol carriages mounted therein, disposed on opposite sides of the trame and laterally movable therethrough, a housing formed, by a pair ci complementary members supported by one ot the said carriages, each et the said members having jrecesses and a. transverse slot,

v i l a beveled ear mounted in each ol the said recesses, t e said gears being arranged in pairs, the slots in the said gears being normally in register with the slots in the said complementary members, means for rotating the gears, fingers carried by the other carriage and means for moving the said carriages toward each other whereby the ends of said fingers may register with the centers of said gears, and cutter elements carried by said gears and .rotatable therewith.

15. lln a baling apparatus, the combination of a plurality oit' wire twisting members, a housing for said members, substantially conical knife members carried by said twisting members, the ends ot said conical knife members being normally in engagement, and means to rotate said twisting members and said knife members, the latter being arranged inpairs for coperation with 85 each other to sever the wire when said twisting members are rotated.

16. ln a baling apparatus, the combination of a plurality of wire twisting mem' bers including beveled gears arranged in pairs, a housing torsaid gearsfsaid housing including complementary ,members provided with recesses to receive said gears, a substantially conical lknife member carried by each of said gears, the latter being arranged in pairs whereby two of said knife members may be disposed in close proximit and means to rotate said gears and the said knife members simultaneously.

17. ln a baling apparatus, a tying mechanism including a pair ci radially slotted gears, means for rotating said gears in op posite directions, substantially truste-conical cutters carried by the facing sides ot said gears and provided with radial slots, the 105 edges oi"I said slots in the apices of said ctters being sharpened to term cutting e ges.

18. ln a 'baling apparatus, a tying mechanism including a pair of radially slotted 1W gears, means for rotating said gears in opposite directions, truste-conical cutters carried b the lacing sides ot' said gears and provided with radial slots, the edges ot the slots in the apices of said cutters being sharp- 115.

nism including radially slotted beveled gears p arranged in opposed relation, a beveled pinion meshing with said gears whereby the gears will be rotated in opposite directions, truste-conical cutters carried by the facing sides ci said gears and provided with radial 120 slots, Vthe edges et the slots in the spices ot saidV cutters converging toward the centerl ci the cutter and being sharpened to form cutting edges. A

20.' ln a baling apparatus, a tying mecha- 13@ provided with radial slots, the edges of' said slots in the apices of the cutter converging toward the center of the cutter and being sharpened to form cutting edges,

p means adjustably connecting said cutters to said gears, the apices of said cutters adapted for engagement to maintain said beveled gears in proper spaced relation.

2l. In combination with an apparatus of the character described, a shaft having a toothed Wheel mounted thereon, a pivotallj)7 supported ratchet lever provided with a pavvl e'ngageable with said toothed wheel, a second -mentioned lever mounted on the shaft, a timing gearing including a coupling rod joined to the said second mentioned lever, a tie timing regulator including a lock lever, a star -Wheel supported by the frame and engageable with the lock lever, and means pivotally mounted on the said second mentioned lever and adapted to releasably engage a portion of the said tie timing mechanism to permit rotation of the said star Wheel when the said lock lever is released. 22. In combination with an' apparatus of the character described, aratchet Wheel, a shaft supporting said ratchet wheel, a ratchet lever engageable with the said ratchet Wheel, means to move the said ratchet lever for turnin the-said Wheel, and means to hold the said ratchet lever in a predetermined position after moving the said wheel. -f

23. In combination with an a paratus of the character described, a shal having a ratchet wheel mounted thereon, a pivotally -mounted ratchet lever enga cable with the Wheel to move the latter W en the ratchet lever is actuated, means connected to the ratchet lever to move the' latter, means for holding the said ratchet lever in a predetermined Vosition after moving the said Wheel, and3 means to vrelease the said last mentioned means.

24'. In combination with an apparatus of the character described, a ratchet Wheel, a shaft supporting the Wheel and provided with a lever having *one end connected to the shaft, a .ratchet lever engageable with saidratchet Wheel, means for moving said first named lever, a paWl connected to said iirst named lever and engageable With the said ratchet Wheel for actuating the latter 4 when said means is operated, and means for holding said ratchet lever in a predetermined position after moving said Wheel.

25. In combination with -an apparatus of the character described, a ratchet Wheel, a

shaft supportingthe Wheel, a lever having 'one end connected to the shaft, a ratchet lever engageable with said ratchet wheel,

v connected to the shaft, a-ratchet lever Aen gageable with said ratchet Wheel, means for moving said first mentionedv lever, a pawl connected to said first mentioned lever and engageable With said ratchet Wheel for actuating the' latter when the said means is operated, a latch lever suspended above said first mentioned vlever and releasably engaged with a portion of said ratchet lever, said lock lever having means for releasing said lock lever from engagement with 'said ratchet lever.

27. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a ratchet Wheel, means for moving and'locking said ratchet Wheel, a lock leverengageable With said means, a star Wheel rotatably mounted and eng'ageable with said lock lever to release the same when said Wheel. is rotated, and means'to impart rotary movement to said star wheel.

28. In combination with an apparatus of the character described, a ratchet Wheel, means for moving and locking said ratchet wheel, a locking lever releasably engageable With Said means, a shaft having a star wheel mounted thereon and adapted for engagement with said lever to move the lever means for moving and locking said ratchet Wheel, a locking lever releasably engagea'ble with said means, a shaft having a star Wheel mounted thereon and adapted for engagement with said lever to move the lever into released losition, a toothed Wheel mounted on said shaft, meansY engageable with said toothed Wheel to impart movement to the latter at regular intervals, and means to prevent rotation of saidtoothed Wheel in the opposite direction.

30. In combination With an apparatus of the character described, a ratchet Wheel, a lever, a shaft' supporting said ratchet Wheel and said lever, meansifor imparting movement to said lever, and means for' holding said. ratchet Wheel against movementV When said lever has been nmoved to a predetermined position;

terasse 3l. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a ratchet Wheel, a shaft supporting the ratchet Wheel, a flanged Wheel mounted on the shaft, a sprocket engaging the flanged wheel, a disk mounted upon said flanged Wheel and fixed to said sprocket, and means pivotally mounted between said sprocket and disk and engageable With said flanged wheel to simultaneously move the Wheel with said sprocket when the shaft is rotated.

32. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a ratchet Wheel, a shaft supporting the .ratchet wheel, a anged Wheel mounted on the shaft, a sprocket engaging the flanged Wheel, a disk mounted upon the flanged Wheel and fixed to said sprocket, means pivotally mounted between said sprocket and disk and engageable with said flanged Wheel to simultaneously move the Wheel and sprocket when the shaft is rotated, and means carried by the disk and engageable With the ratchet Wheel to impart movement to the ratchet Wheel When said disk is rotated.

33. 1n combination With an apparatus of the character described, a shaft, a ratchet wheel mounted on the shaft, a flanged Wheel also mounted on the shaft, means engageable With the flanged Wheel to impart movement .i to the ratchet wheel When thevHanged Wheel is rotated, and "means to actuate said first mentioned means at predetermined regular intervals,

3l. ln combination With an apparatus ofthe character described, a shaft, a ratchet Wheel mounted onthe shalft, a anged Wheel also mounted on the shaft, means engageable With the flanged Wheel to impart movement -to the ratchet Wheel when the Hanged Wheel is rotated, means to actuate said first mentioned means at predetermined regular intervals, said means including segmental gears, shafting supporting the gears, and. levers connecting said shafting with said first mentioned shaft. l 35. ln combination With an apparatus of the character described, a shaft, a ratchet wheel mounted on the shaft, ailanged wheel also mounted on the shaft, means engageable With the flanged Wheel to impart movement to the ratchet 'Wheel when the flanged Wheel is rotated, means :to actuate said first mentioned means at predetermined regular intervals, said means including segmental gears, shafting supporting the gears, levers connecting said shafting with said rst mentioned shaft, said segmental gears having bearings f or supporting the gears, a frame supporting said bearings,= and rack bars engageable With certain df said segmental gears to impart movement to the gears at predetermined intervals.

36. 1n combination with an apparatus of the character described, a shaft, a ratchet wheel mounted on the shaft, a flanged wheel also mounted on the shaft, means engageable with the flanged wheel to impart movement to the ratchet Wheel when the flanged Wheel is rotated, means to actuate said first mentioned means at predetermined regular intervals, said means including segmental gears, shafting supporting the gears, lever connecting said shafting with said first mentioned shaft, said segmental gears having bearings for supporting the gears, a frame supporting said bearings, rack bars engageable with certain of said segmental gears to impart movement to the gears at predetermined intervals, and means to regulate the duration of said intervals.

37. ln combination with an apparatus of the character described, a compressor head, guide members carried by the compressor head, a pair of rack bars, pawls releasably carried by the guide members and engageable with the rack bars to actuate the rack bars when said compressor head is reciprocated, and means to releasably hold the sai pawls above the rack bars.

38. lnv a baling apparatus, the combination with a compression chamber, olf means for preventing lback pressure of material Within the chamber including a catch mem# -ber hingedlly connected to the top of the baling chamber, and a plurality of guard members pivotally carried by said catch member, said' guard members having a plurality of teeth on their under surfaces inclinin in the direction of movement of material eing compressed.

39. ln a baling apparatus, the combination, with a compression chamber, of means for preventing back pressure of material Within the chamber including a catch member hingedly connected to the top 0f the baling chamber, a plurality of guard members pivotally carried by said catch member, said guard members having teeth on their under surfaces inclining in the direction of movement of material being compressed, spiral springs connected to said guard members and normally urging them upwardly, and clutch springs engaging said catch element to maintain said guard members in an operative position.`

40. 1n a baling apparatus, a compression i chamber, having a top, side Walls and a botltom said top comprising a rigid section and a hinged section, means for adjusting the position of said hinged section, means for preventing back pressure of material Within said chamber including a cap member hingedly connected to the rigid section of said top, a plurality of guard members pivotally carried by said cap member, said guard members having teeth on their under surfaces inclining in the direction of movement of the material being compressed,

3.,@ asias-fe spiral springs connected. to said guard members and normally urging them upwardly, and clutch springs engaging said catch element to maintain said guard members in l an operative position.

41. 1n a baling apparatus, a compressiony threaded bores mounted upon said studs for moving said pressure cap members toward or away from each other upon rotation of the ratchets, means for rotating said ratchets, and means ffor looking said ratchets against movement.

42. In a baling apparatus, the combination of a frame having a pair et carriages mounted therein and adapted for lateral movement toward and avvajy7 from each other, a plurality lof beveled gears carried by one of the carriages and arranged inopposed pairs, each of said gearshaving a radial slot, pinions mounted on said last named carriages and meshing one with each pair of gears to rotatel the gears of each pair in opposite directions, means mounted onV the frame and connected to the carriages for vmoving them toward and away from each other, fingers carried by one of thecarriages, the centers o'f the said gears, and the ends of said fingers being adapted for registration when the carriages are moved toward each other.

LEE R. LOWTHER. 

